CVE-2026-40988

Published: Giu 10, 2026 Last Modified: Giu 12, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
HIGH 7,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high

Description

AI Translation Available

An application using spring-security-saml2-service-provider and the REDIRECT binding for SAML 2.0 Login or Logout may be vulnerable to a denial of service by way of an unbounded writer that inflates the compressed SAML payload into memory.

Affected versions:
Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.23; 5.8.0 through 5.8.25; 6.3.0 through 6.3.16; 6.4.0 through 6.4.16; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10; 7.0.0 through 7.0.5.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0032
Percentile
0,2th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 7 Days)

400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Draft
Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability Access Control Other
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other) Bypass Protection Mechanism Other
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, AI/ML
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
Application

Spring Security by Vmware

Product Information
Vendor Vmware
Product Spring Security
Version Range Affected
From 6.5.0 (inclusive)
To 6.5.11 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Spring Security by Vmware

Product Information
Vendor Vmware
Product Spring Security
Version Range Affected
From 5.8.0 (inclusive)
To 5.8.26 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Spring Security by Vmware

Product Information
Vendor Vmware
Product Spring Security
Version Range Affected
From 7.0.0 (inclusive)
To 7.0.6 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Spring Security by Vmware

Product Information
Vendor Vmware
Product Spring Security
Version Range Affected
From 6.3.0 (inclusive)
To 6.3.17 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Spring Security by Vmware

Product Information
Vendor Vmware
Product Spring Security
Version Range Affected
From 5.7.0 (inclusive)
To 5.7.24 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
Application

Spring Security by Vmware

Product Information
Vendor Vmware
Product Spring Security
Version Range Affected
From 6.4.0 (inclusive)
To 6.4.17 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40988
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40988